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Book review: Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography
Tully Potter reviews the autobiography of Julian Lloyd Webber, from the British cellist’s early years growing up in South Kensington to his time as principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – and beyond
Book review: Monograph of the Antonio Stradivari Violin c.1667 ‘Back’, ‘Josefowitz’
Philip Brown reads the exhaustive study, published by Jost Thöne Verlag, bringing together the scholarship of violin experts with high-resolution photos, CT scans and analysis under different kinds of light
Book review: Getting in Gear: Fundamental warm-ups for string orchestra
Celia Cobb reviews a new series of warm-up patterns designed to help students at intermediate string-orchestra level to prepare themselves for rehearsal
Vadim Gluzman, Zachary Carrettin: Bach, Silvestrov
Bach concertos are set in a new context to fine effect
Patrick Yim: Bamboo Grove
East meets West to powerfully revelatory effect
Zaïde Quartet: Dessner, Reich
Reich’s iconic work is the highlight from this French quartet
Concert reviews
Alban Gerhardt: Dvořák, Elgar
Exceptional finesse doesn’t mitigate sometimes rushed readings
Aisslinn Nosky: A Richness of Fancy
Salon music at its finest from a still-underrated figure
Leipzig Quartet: Haydn
A slow-burn quartet cycle signs off in style
Minna Pensola: Joseph Marx
Much promise as a new survey starts out
Duo Dorado: Spice of Italy
A duo shines fresh light on Restoration London
L’Achéron/François Joubert-Caillet: Nicolai
A German viol master makes for an absorbing listen
Book reviews
Concert review: Carter Brey (cello) New York Philharmonic/Elim Chan
Leah Hollingsworth visits New York’s David Geffen Hall on 27 May 2026 for the performance of Noriko Koide, Saint-Saëns and Prokofiev
Concert review: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Orchestra Of St Luke’s/Nicholas Ellis
Leah Hollingsworth braves the warm weather of 10 June 2026 to hear the performance of Bach and Haydn at Zankel Hall, in New York’s Carnegie Hall
Concert review: Laura van der Heijden (cello) London Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Zeffman
Hattie Butterworth hears the performance of Barber, Ravel and Henriëtte Bosmans at London’s Barbican Hall on 14 June 2026
Concert review: Alina Ibragimova (violin) Christian Poltéra (cello) Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
Hattie Butterworth visits Lonodn’s Wigmore Hall on 15 June 2026 for the recital of Ravel and Debussy
Concert review: Sphinx Piano Quintet
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Vaughan Williams, William Grant Still, Cassie Kinoshi and Bridge at London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 June 2026
‘String-related gorgeousness’: Aldeburgh Festival 2026 round-up
Harriet Smith reports from the Aldeburgh Festival, where string works were much in evidence
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